Sociology
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Course Title: Sociology
Course No: SCO105
Nature of the Course: THEORY
Semester: 1
Full Marks: 80 + 20
Pass Marks: 32 + 8
Credit Hours: 3
Course Description
Course Objectives
Course Contents
1. Introduction
9 hrs
1.1. What is sociology?
- Sociological viewpoint
- The origins of sociology
- Perspectives within sociology
- Sociology and social concerns
- Sociology's four realms
1.2. Relationship between sociology and other social and natural sciences
- Focus on sociology and information technology
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Anthropology
- Psychology
- Management
- Education
- Law, etc.
2.1. Culture
- Culture and human intelligence
- Culture, nation, and society
2.2. The components of culture
- Symbols
- Language
- Values and beliefs
- Norms
- Ideal and real culture
- Material culture and technology
- New information technology and culture
2.3. Development of culture around the world
- Cultural universals
- Globalization, diffusion, and technology
3. The Social Structure
12 hrs
3.1. The sustaining forces of codes and custom
- The more and social control
- The major forms of social codes
- Social codes and the individual life
3.2. The major forms of social structure
- Types of social groups
- The family
- The community
- City, country, and region
- Social class and caste
- Ethnic and racial groups
- Herd, crowd, and mass communication
- Associations and interests
- The great association: political and economic
- Functional systems
5. Social Change
6 hrs
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